Meeting Place: Encounters Across Cultures in Hong Kong, 1841-1984 Hardcover – 6 Mar 2018

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Review "Hong Kong's people have too often been ignored in histories of this colonial port. This important volume restores them through a series of fascinating case studies of connections, collaborations, and conflicts across diverse cultures, languages, and inte"With richly researched studies of heretofore little-known aspects of Hong Kong society and history, Meeting Place offers perceptive insights into the city's vital role as a focal point for the intersection of diverse cultures, social classes, institution From the Back Cover History / Hong Kong / China About the Author Elizabeth Sinn is the author of Power and Charity: A Chinese Merchant Elite in Colonial Hong Kong and Pacific Crossing: California Gold, Chinese Migration, and the Making of Hong Kong. Christopher Munn is the author of Anglo-China: Chinese People and British Rule in Hong Kong, 1841-1880.